The Jessica Fletchers – Summer Holiday And Me

The Jessica Fletchers
Summer Holiday & Me

Some delicious and bouncy tracks come to us from The Jessica Fletchers. And despite (or perhaps because of) the similarities in their standout 60s grinder track Summer Holiday & Me to a certain Kinks song, I feel the need to keep rewinding the tape and playing the song over and over. They really strut their chords on this track.

There is no bio on their site that I could find, but I found them through 3hive who says that they are actually from Norway. The band is made up of Thomas Innstø (lead vocal, guitar), Rune Somdal (guitar, vocal, percussion), Andreas Mastrup (bass, vocal), Jan Henning Sørensen (drums), Mats Innstø (rhodes/organ, vocal, percussion). I guess all the funny looking O’s in the names should have been a giveaway…

The songs are off their CD Less Sophistication. The other track available is called Magic Bus, er I mean Magic Bar and is even more poppy and playful, perhaps taking some cues from bands like Fountains of Wayne. I don’t know though, it really sounds like they are taking their inspiration directly from the 60s and 70s bands instead of getting it second handed. But some great summer music either way.

Sample tracks from The Jessica Fletchers
Summer Holiday And Me – Less Sophistication
Magic Bar – Less Sophistication

by Tyranosaur